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Isolation

An essential ingredient of any safe system of work is the method and integrity of the isolation procedurę.

The isolation principle to be adopted, prior to carrying out maintenance or repair, will be determined by a number of factors eg potential for pressure, dangerous substances, lack of oxygen, moving machin-ery etc It is beyond the scope of this document to provide guidance on the isolation reąuired for each potential hazard. Each company should develop its own isolation procedures to be adopted depending on work activity and risk involved.

The following additionalpoints should be considered within the isolation procedures:

• complex isolations should be planned and recorded on a working drawing. This should be discussed between the person issuing the permit and the person in charge of the work to ensure all isolation points are clearly understood and agreed. The marked up drawing should be readily available to all concerned. Consideration should be given to attaching a copy to the permit

• it is essential that the isolation standard is commensurate with the type of work being carried out, plant operating conditions and other local influences

• isolation procedures should include all energy sources, ie mechanical, electrical, hydraulic pressure etc

• the tag or key number should be recorded on the permit form or on a separate form which should in turn be cross referenced and attached to the P.T.W. form

• isolation should only be applied and removed on instruction from the person issuing the permit

• if morę than one task is to be carried out on part of a plant or piece of equipment, there is a risk that on completion of one of the tasks the isolations are removed and the equipment is put back into service. Controls should be in place to prevent premature de-isolation where dual tasks are involved

• if the work is not able to be completed within the shift the site should be checked by both the person in charge of the work and the permit issuer to ensure it is left in a safe condition and equipment cannot be reinstated until all work is properly completed

• if the permit is suspended, the status of the work site should be left on display in a suitable location eg Control Room, and the isolation padlock keys kept in a secure place to ensure no unauthorised

Allpersons authorised to carry out isolations should be assessed for their competence prior to appointment ie they should

• be suitably qualified

• have experience on the plant/equipment

• have received specific instructions on the plant, methods of isolation etc

• be able to demonstrate their knowledge by examination.

Their areas of responsibility should be madę quite elear.

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